Please Help with freestyle video

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https://vimeo.com/74610042 Can you please help identify any problem with my freestyle? From arms to head to body to legs.... I try to kick much, but in the video it dosen't really show alot
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  • The major flaw I see is that you are dropping your elbow. Your elbow should remain as stationary as possible until your hand is below the line of your shoulders. The dropped elbows are your most critical flaw. While there are other stroke elements of your freestyle that could be adjusted for additional efficiency and balance, the dropped elbows are the most important priority to corrected at this time. Your body rotation to the right side and the left when pulling are good, but first before you begin each pull you must be patient to set up the front end of each right arm and left arm stroke with an early vertical forearm or EVF. The way to do that is just as knelson comments, "your elbow should remain as stationary as possible until your hand is below the line of your shoulders. A good example of the high elbow freestyle swimming technique is the slow motion video of Sun Yang, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist. Just focus on the high elbow form of his swimming, the rest of his stroke is his unique way to swim. You will develop your own style of swimming with high elbows in EVF from doing freestyle drills and practicing the technique slowly and then gradually faster with increasing mastery of the skill. One good way to practice the high elbow EVF technique is to slowly swim the freestyle drills of right arm only, left arm only, and then swim the freestyle catch up drill. Swim slowly enough that you can actually feel and see the forearm at nearly vertical under the elbow. The drills will need to be done almost each swim session as it will take time to develop the skills and cannot be rushed, as it is far more difficult to swim faster with EVF than slowly. Sculling is useful as well, and keep in mind that high elbow/EVF technique can expose possible shoulder vulnerabilities, so try to progress forward steadily and carefully.
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  • The major flaw I see is that you are dropping your elbow. Your elbow should remain as stationary as possible until your hand is below the line of your shoulders. The dropped elbows are your most critical flaw. While there are other stroke elements of your freestyle that could be adjusted for additional efficiency and balance, the dropped elbows are the most important priority to corrected at this time. Your body rotation to the right side and the left when pulling are good, but first before you begin each pull you must be patient to set up the front end of each right arm and left arm stroke with an early vertical forearm or EVF. The way to do that is just as knelson comments, "your elbow should remain as stationary as possible until your hand is below the line of your shoulders. A good example of the high elbow freestyle swimming technique is the slow motion video of Sun Yang, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist. Just focus on the high elbow form of his swimming, the rest of his stroke is his unique way to swim. You will develop your own style of swimming with high elbows in EVF from doing freestyle drills and practicing the technique slowly and then gradually faster with increasing mastery of the skill. One good way to practice the high elbow EVF technique is to slowly swim the freestyle drills of right arm only, left arm only, and then swim the freestyle catch up drill. Swim slowly enough that you can actually feel and see the forearm at nearly vertical under the elbow. The drills will need to be done almost each swim session as it will take time to develop the skills and cannot be rushed, as it is far more difficult to swim faster with EVF than slowly. Sculling is useful as well, and keep in mind that high elbow/EVF technique can expose possible shoulder vulnerabilities, so try to progress forward steadily and carefully.
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